The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for heavy rain, with more than 200 flood alerts still in place. The new yellow warning is for large parts of southern England and South Wales, and lasts from 12pm on Monday to midnight. Up to 30mm of rain is predicted to fall in some places. […]
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Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny will give a highly anticipated Super Bowl half-time performance on Sunday, promising fans they should be prepared to dance. The singer and rapper, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is one of the world’s most-streamed musicians. But not all were happy with his selection as half-time headliner, with
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US TV news host Savannah Guthrie has told the potential kidnappers of her 84-year-old mother that her family “will pay” for her safe return. Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her own home near Tucson, Arizona, on the evening of 31 January, and was reported missing the next day after she did not turn up
How to get children reading again has become one of the highly debated questions in education. At the centre of it sits an argument over what young people should be reading at school, with the campaigners behind the Lit in Colour movement suggesting that the answer lies in reforming English Literature education. They argue that
The chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post has stepped down, just days after a third of the paper’s staff were made redundant. In an email sent to staff, Will Lewis said that “during my tenure, difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post” – seemingly referencing
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Italian police have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who threw firecrackers, smoke bombs and bottles at them near a Winter Olympics venue. Officers in riot gear and with shields confronted about 100 protesters, some of whom wore hoods and scarves to cover their faces, after they broke away from a main demonstration
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The US president and Israel’s prime minister will meet on Wednesday in Washington to discuss negotiations with Iran, according to Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. On Friday, Iranian and US officials met in Muscat, Oman, to hold indirect nuclear talks. The talks came amid a continued American naval build-up near Iran, which Donald Trump has described as
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A man has been charged with scores of sex offences, some dating as far back as 2003. Adebayo Adeyemi, 58, has been charged with 33 offences against five women, including rape and sexual assault. The attacks are alleged to have taken place across south London between 2003 and 2019. The charges against him include six
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Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing. Footage shows the unicyclist performing on the pedestrian crossing at the intersection between US-85 and East 60th Avenue in Commerce City, Colorado. The man, wearing a red hat, blue trousers and a colourful jacket, can be seen driving forwards and
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Japanese politics is politer and more understated than most. It’s perhaps the reason that Western audiences do not always pay a huge amount of attention. But something feels different this time, and that’s largely down to the woman at the centre of this story; the drum-playing, Trump-hugging, China-provoking prime minister who has raised the stakes
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